Homeowners on Dunes Road in Palm Beach Gardens are being asked to put up mailboxes at the end of their driveways.

The U.S. Postal Service sent a letter to many of them saying "unrestrained dogs in the area" have "attacked our letter carrier on numerous occasions, causing the letter carrier tremendous stress in delivering mail at these locations."

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"They're not going to deliver mail because they got attacked by a dog down the street," resident Al Osterhoudt said.

Some residents have paid as much as $70 for the new curbside additions.

Many customers with were worried about the safety of the mailman and upset that a neighbor's dog was the cause of the expense.

"They need to be more responsible," said James King, who lives on the road. "Yeah, because those dogs don't only threaten the letter carriers, but people using the street, children playing in the street or along the street."

While it may seem ridiculous to some, Osterhoudt said he understands what it's like to be chased by a dog.

"To be chased by a dog, unless you've been chased, you don't know, but it's a frightening experience because they want to eat you up," said Osterhoudt, who recently retired from AT&T as on-site service technician.